Working on a second draft and taking note of some evergreen advice I heard from @juliecohen.bsky.social at a conference, and was recently reminded of by @jeevanicharika.bsky.social (and I’m paraphrasing: it might be “go deeper”, but the sentiment is the same).

My new funny, bloody, revenge thriller THE BEST OF ENEMIES is out on 20 August. Gwen has a list of enemies…and someone’s killing them, one by one. The police think Gwen’s involved, but she’s terrified—especially as her newly-rebellious daughter might be next. Pre-order here: geni.us/best-of-enem...

Well, I’m in Maine.

Update: thesis draft has been sent! I might have resorted to affogato

Julie (Mae) Cohen@juliecohen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Fam, I have TWO DAYS to finish this draft of my PhD thesis. Send coffee

Fam, I have TWO DAYS to finish this draft of my PhD thesis. Send coffee

Bad Hair Day Kitten & Morning Coffee

Alt: Bad Hair Day Kitten & Morning Coffee

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Spot the dog

I walk past this tree every morning and never noticed until today that it was giving me a Cheshire Cat grin.

Ten years since the massacre at Pulse Nightclub…so many precious souls. 😢

On the Costa Blanca, appreciating some classic art

My neighbours have invested in a cat buggy and now I want everyone to have a cat buggy

Happy Pride Month from your favourite pansexual auntie! If you’re looking for some queer books to read this month, may I humbly suggest one of these 🏳️‍🌈 uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?...

I grew this potato. We will feast tonight!

“Trans people will be left with a choice between researching toilet provision every time we go out… our worlds will get smaller, and so many trans people who enrich our communities will self-exclude, leaving everyone worse off.” Lawmakers must end the legal limbo undermining trans lives in the UK.

Trans people like me are facing segregation now. We need parliament to restore our rights | Alexandra Parmar-Yee

Hard-won, vital legal protections have been upended – ultimately our lawmakers must fix this, says director of Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, Alexandra Parmar-Yee

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I’m reading the proofs for my next novel and actually it is very enjoyable. It’s called THE BEST OF ENEMIES, it’s about a woman trying to stop a killer who’s murdering her enemies in strangely apt ways, and it’s out in August. And it keeps making me laugh because my heroine is such a massive nerd

Well my dog has joined the neighbours’ party again

I just saw a squirrel messing around in my tomato plants. He dug several holes and came up with a POTATO. A whole little potato. He wasn’t digging in my potatoes Do I have a magic squirrel

Photo 1: my harvest of spring onions that I grew from the cut ends of supermarket spring onions Photo 2: spring onion fritters First meal from the garden this year!

To my shame, I called this guy Mr Fett. (Kindly, he didn’t correct me.)

Reading a book for my PhD. It’s enjoyable and interesting but I’m thinking not relevant for my thesis. I have so much other reading to do that I keep on wondering if I should quit and pick up another book instead. In the end, I decide to finish it. And…

I’m so happy that Lidl is catering for us bisexuals with low standards

I’m an immigrant to the UK and everyone who voted Reform has basically told me to go f*ck off. So thanks for that.

The AI spam book marketing emails are really ramping up. I used to get one a day, now I’m getting five or six, offering to promote every book I have ever written and several that I haven’t, including books that have been out of print for five years

Pat Butcher-inspired red carpet looks, a thread.

In a SHOCKING TWIST THAT YOU DIDN’T SEE COMING I will be teaching sessions on how to plot your novel at Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival this July. harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/event/creati...

Creative Thursday | Harrogate International Festivals

Book tickets for Creative Thursday with Harrogate International Festivals online today!

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Entering my slutty little glasses era

EAT SLAY LOVE is 99p on Kindle… The story of three women with nothing in common, except for the man they’ve got tied up in the basement.

Spent a lovely afternoon in the Med with Katy Brent. Except it was in Basingstoke.

Apparently it is National Bubble Tea Day, and one is obliged to celebrate.

Yesterday @meandmybigmouth.bsky.social told me I must get back to Bluesky, so here I am. With my dog

This is such a fabulous class and what amazing guests! Join us!

Curtis Brown Creative@cbcreative.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Last chance to apply for Writing Romance – Advanced! 💖 Learn from @juliecohen.bsky.social and join a masterclass with romance author Rachel Wood and Publishing Director at @zaffrebooks.bsky.social Melissa Cox. 💌 Applications close this weekend: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...